Banihal is a Municipal Committee city in district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Banihal city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Banihal Municipal Committee has population of 3,900 of which 2,453 are males while 1,447 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 388 which is 9.95 % of total population of Banihal (MC). In Banihal Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 590 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Banihal is around 902 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Banihal city is 83.77 % higher than state average of 67.16 %. In Banihal, Male literacy is around 91.33 % while female literacy rate is 70.31 %.
Banihal Municipal Committee has total administration over 645 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Banihal 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Banihal Municipal Committee in 2024 is approximately
5,300.
The schedule census of 2021 for Banihal city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Banihal city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Banihal town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Banihal Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.05 % of total population in Banihal (MC).
The (MC) Banihal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Banihal Work Profile
Out of total population, 1,706 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 1,609 were males while 97 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 1706 working population, 95.84 % were engaged in Main Work while 4.16 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.